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Welcome to Garfield ...

Garfield is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Garfield is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Garfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Garfield: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Garfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Garfield - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garfield.

Websites for Garfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Garfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Garfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garfield.

  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Pittsfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • North Adams
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Rensselaer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Adams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Dalton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Lee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Menands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Garfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield. See our Newspapers Page for Garfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garfield ...

Looking for more information about Garfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Garfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garfield.

Adding Garfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Garfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Garfield post office opened in 1880. The Garfield post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Garfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Garfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/